Blessings are Doled Out – A poem for Parsha Vayechi (Aliyah 5)

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He will bless you [with] the blessings of the heavens above . . .

The children of Jacob continue to
receive blessings from their dad –

Gad is the one who will have troops
trooping forth from him. He’s the one you
want when the insurrection comes.

Asher will likely open a restaurant and
you’ll want to reserve in advance.
We’re talking multiple Michelin stars.

Naphtali will be doing cosplay as a gazelle.
He’s also a writer, and a good one, so
I’m willing to ignore the whole gazelle thing.

Joseph is charming, to his father,
to all the women, even to his brothers now
after the unpleasantness with the pit.

He’s suffered the most and now has the most.
He kept the rock together
Some say he is the rock.

The blessings he receives come from
even higher than his father’s, father’s father.
They couldn’t come from any higher.

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